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NAME  

VZ200

MANUFACTURER  

Dick Smith Electronics

TYPE  

Home Computer

ORIGIN  

Australia

YEAR  

1982

END OF PRODUCTION

1987

CPU  

Z80A

BUILT IN LANGUAGE

Microsoft BASIC

KEYBOARD

45 rubber keys, Basic instructions and graphic symbols

SPEED  

3.58 MHz

RAM  

8 KB (6 KB for user, 2 KB for video) up to 24 KB

ROM  

16 KB

TEXT MODES 

32 columns x 16 lines, 8 colors (Mode 0)

GRAPHIC MODES 

128 x 64 dots, 4 colors (Mode 1)

SIZE / WEIGHT 

29 (W) x 17 (D) x 4 (H) cm / 800 gr

I/O PORTS 

Tape-recorder (600 bauds), TV (RF modulator), Composite video, Memory expansion port, general expansion port

POWER SUPPLY 

External 9VDC adaptor

PRICE  

AU$299

 

VZ200

The Dick Smith VZ-200 and VZ-300 were very popular in Australia and New Zealand from 1983 to 1990. The VZ200 was the same model as the VTech Laser 200.

Despite of its poor chicklet keyboard and short RAM space, users could find hundreds of programs from local magazines, Dick Smith store or from several very active VZ user clubs.

Several peripherals and add-ons were readily available. Among them, there was a 16 KB RAM plug-in module, a tape recorder, a mouse, a speech Synthesiser and later a floppy disc drive unit.


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